I'm going to get some nice heavy weights for my ankles and my wrists and see if that helps lessen the force of the myoclonic jerks. I got that idea last night when I was sitting with a large, heated rice bag on my leg. I figure that weighting them down will at least limit the force and the range of the movements.

I think you are on the right track. Here is why I think so. I have had RLS for years. I have found relief for over a year when I STARTED THINKING. What causes this horrible thing? Then it hit me! When you stand up AND PUT WEIGHT on yor legs the crazy stuff goes away. So I do two things to simulate standing. #1 I bought one of those tempurpedic pillows. The kind that are shaped just like a regular pillow. Because they are heavy. I place it on top of the blankets my legs under the pillow between my knee and my ankels right on my calves. Then I sleep on two pillows. However the weight of the pillow is what really does the trick. Hope it works for you. They are cheaper online I got mine at bed bath and beyond 99.00.

Thanks for your post take care and I wish you many good nights of sleep

I'm embarrassed to say that I misplaced my weights. I don't know how I did that because they are huge. But now that I'm taking 1/4 of a Mirapex at night, the jerking isn't nearly as bad, and most of the time I don't notice it. It still seems like a good idea, though, especially if you're one of those who kicks themselves out of bed...